Unit 11: Adverbs with Present Perfect For and Since

Present perfect tense We form the present perfect tense with have / has + past participle. I You We They have eaten an apple. He She It John has eaten an apple.

ADVERBS Already / yet / still / just/ recently The action has happened a short time ago. Just Recently lately The action had NOT happened yet Yet still The action has happened Already Open your book to page 128

Let’s practice Pg. 130#2.1 Pg. 132#2.3

‘Yet’ goes at the END of the sentence or question. Already / yet In the Present Perfect tense, we use yet with questions or negative (no) sentences. Have you eaten the apples yet? (question) ‘Yet’ goes at the END of the sentence or question. No, I haven’t eaten the apples yet. (negative)

Already / yet In the Present Perfect tense, we use already with positive (yes) sentences. Have you eaten the apples yet? (question) Yes, I’ve already eaten the apples. (positive) ‘Already’ goes in the MIDDLE or at the END of the sentence. or Yes, I’ve eaten the apples already. (positive)

ever / never In the Present Perfect tense, we use ever (question) and never (answer) to express frequency. (“not at all” or “zero times”) Have you ever celebrated the Sun Festival ? (question) No,I’ve never celebrated the Sun Festival. (answer)

Already / yet e.g. ______ Mary _______ her homework _____? do ______ Mary _______ her homework _____? Yes, she __________her homework _______ . Has done yet has done already or Yes, she _________________her homework. has already done

Already / yet e.g. Has eaten yet ______ Ben _______ his hamburger_____ ? No, he ___________________ his hamburger _______ . hasn’t / has not eaten yet

Practice 1 (do) ________ Mum ________ the washing _______ ? Yes, she _______________ the washing. Has done yet has already done 2 (sweep) ________ Sally and Joe ________ the floor _______ ? No, they____________ the floor _____ . Have swept yet haven’t swept yet

Practice 3 (throw) ________ you ________ away the rubbish _______ ? Yes, I ______________ away the rubbish _______ . Have thrown yet ’ve / have thrown already 4 (write) ________ Mark ________ the letter _______ ? No, he ____________ the letter _____ . Has written yet hasn’t written yet

Practice 5 (visit) How ____________ have you ________ Hong Do exercise 2.2, page 131 5 (visit) How ____________ have you ________ Hong Kong Disneyland ? I ______________ there _________. many times visited have visited twice 6 (watch) _______ you ______ _______ birds in Mai Po Wetlands ? No, I ____________ ________ birds in Mai Po Wetlands. Have ever watched have never watched

For and Since We use the present perfect tense to talk about actions that started in the past and continue to the present. e.g. I’ve grown flowers for two years. 2010-now Now is 2014.

For and Since We use the present perfect tense with since and for to say how long an action has lasted. I have played the piano since 2010. I have played the piano for four years. Do exercise 3.1 on page 134

Present perfect tense Since We use since with the present perfect tense to refer to the starting point of an action. I have studied at this school since 2010. starting time 2010 Now 2015 (2010 is a point of time, not a period of time.)

period of time (for five years) Present perfect tense For We use for with the present perfect tense to refer to a period of time. I have studied at this school for five years. Now 2015 starting time since 2010 period of time (for five years) ( ‘Five years’ is a period of time, not a point of time.)

Practice (1) 1 I have had piano lessons _____ ten years. Use since or for. 1 I have had piano lessons _____ ten years. 2 Peter has collected stamps _____ 2003. 3 Amy has grown flowers _____ last month. 4 My brother has played football _____ two years. 5 John and Jenny have been friends _____ eight months. 6 They have done ballet _____ 2000. 7 My father has driven his car _____ 1996. for since since for for since since

How long …? How long have done ballet? collected stickers? learnt the piano? has you he she done ballet collected stickers learnt the piano since for 2001. one year. I He She have has

How long have these children done their hobbies? paint pictures, 2003 A: How long have you painted pictures? B: I have painted pictures since 2003.

grow flowers, six months A: How long have you grown flowers? B: I have grown flowers for six months.

make handicrafts, March A: How long have you made handicrafts? B: I have made handicrafts since March.

play the violin, five years A: How long have you played the violin? B: I have played the violin for five years.

A: How long ___________________ ? Kate do karate, last month A: How long ___________________ ? B: She _____________________________ . has Kate done karate has done karate since last month

collect coins, two years James collect coins, two years A: How long _____________________ ? B: He _______________________________ . has James collected coins has collected coins for two years

collect seashells, last summer Shirley collect seashells, last summer A: How long ____________________________? B: She ________________________________ . has Shirley collected seashells has collected seashells since last summer

Past tense & Present perfect tense  actions that happened in the past  actions that started in the past and continue to the present e.g. I sang yesterday. e.g. I’ve sung for two hours.  actions that have just finished e.g. I’ve just sung a famous song.

Past tense & Present perfect tense  We know the specific point of time of the action.  We do not know the time of the action. e.g. I drew a picture last night. e.g. I’ve drawn a picture already.

Past tense & Present perfect tense  verb - 1 word  verb - 2 words e.g. I started playing the violin in 2000. e.g. I’ve played the violin since 2000.  Hint words: yesterday, last night, last Sunday, last year, ago, in 2000  Hint words: since, for, already, just, yet, ever

Practice (2) e.g. I _______ a dress two weeks ago. (make) made 1 I ______________ in Hong Kong since 1990. (live) 2 My parents _______ our house in 2000. (buy) 3 Miss Lee ___________ at my school for two years. (teach) 4 Tom _______ his uncle one month ago. (visit) 5 Polly and Dolly __________ friends since last year. (be) 6 The baby __________ for four hours. (sleep) have lived bought has taught visited have been has slept

 Past action with a present result. Present perfect tense  Past action with a present result. Present perfect Now result I haven’t eaten breakfast I am hungry I’ve lost my wallet. I don’t have money.

homework Do the exercises mentioned in the presentation AND find and correct the mistakes on page 137.